Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Frame assembly for a motorcycle

a frame assembly and motorcycle technology, applied in the direction of folding cycles, cycles, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of excessive stress and lowering manufacturing productivity, and achieve the effects of short time, enhanced manufacturing productivity, and reduced welding length

Active Publication Date: 2006-09-07
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
View PDF6 Cites 19 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0010] When the front and rear component parts of the frame assembly are dividedly distributed so that the front component part is located on the main frame side, and the rear component part is located on the rear frame portion side, it is possible to form the front component part as including the head pipe and the main frame integrated with each other, and to form the rear component part as a component part for supporting the rear wheel suspension. By doing so, errors are reduced in the left-right assembly accuracy of these component parts. In addition, it is possible to reduce the sectional area of the coupling portion between the front and rear two component parts, and, in the case of coupling the front and rear two component parts by welding, to reduce the length of the weld.
[0030] According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the single main frame is composed of a hollow member varied in sectional shape from one portion of the main frame to another portion, so that the rigidity of the main frame can be varied from one portion to another portion, and the main frame can be reduced in weight.

Problems solved by technology

As a result, the welding operation is lengthy so that manufacturing productivity is lowered.
Further, while bending stress is increased at the smallest sectional area portion of the main frame, which is located at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of the main frame, the arrangement of the coupling portion between the front and rear component parts of the frame assembly on the rear side of the smallest sectional area portion ensures that stress is not concentrated on the coupling portion, and that an excessively high stress is not generated.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Frame assembly for a motorcycle
  • Frame assembly for a motorcycle
  • Frame assembly for a motorcycle

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

first embodiment

[0050]FIG. 2 is an isolated side plan view (the arrow labeled “FRONT” in the figure indicates the direction corresponding to the front side of the vehicle) of a main frame according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The main frame 12 of FIG. 2 is cast from an aluminum alloy, and includes two primary component parts arranged serially in the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle. Specifically, the main frame 12 includes a front component part and a rear component part, namely, a front frame portion 71 on the front side, and the rear frame portion 23 connected to the rear end of the front frame portion 71 by welding. In the Figures, symbol 72 denotes a welded coupling portion between the front frame portion 71 and the rear frame portion 23.

[0051] The front frame portion 71 is a member that is formed so as to be hollow by placing a core within the mold for the front frame portion 71 at the time of casting. The front frame portion 71 integrally includes the head pipe 14...

second embodiment

[0080]FIG. 7 is a side view of a main frame 140 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The main frame 140 of a frame assembly 139 is a member cast from an aluminum alloy and composed of a front frame portion 141, for placement on the front side of the vehicle, and a rear frame portion 142 welded to the rear end of the front frame portion 141.

[0081] The front frame portion 141 is a member formed to be hollow by placing a core within the mold at the time of casting, and is composed of two component parts, i.e., a front half portion 143 and a rear half portion 144 welded to the rear end of the front half portion 143. Incidentally, in FIG. 7, symbol 145 denotes a first coupling portion between the front half portion 143 and the rear half portion 144, and symbol 146 denotes a second coupling portion between the rear half portion 144 and the rear frame portion 142. Thus, the main frame 140 is trisected in the front-rear direction.

[0082] In addition, the front half po...

third embodiment

[0090] FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b) are side views of a main frame 180 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b), the same components as those in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, where unchanged from the second embodiment, are denoted by the same symbols as used above, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

[0091] In FIG. 8(a), a main frame 180, constituting a frame assembly 179, is cast from an aluminum alloy. The main frame 180 is composed of a front frame portion 181 on the front side of the vehicle, and a rear frame portion 142 welded to the rear end of the front frame portion 181. Incidentally, denotes a welded coupling portion 183 is provided between the front frame portion 181 and the rear frame portion 142. The coupling portion 183 includes a front-side coupling portion 183a. The front-side coupling portion 183a is a recessed portion provided at the rear end of the front frame portion 181. The coupling portion 183 also includes a rea...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A motorcycle body frame includes a main frame including a head pipe for supporting a front suspension at the front end thereof, a single leading frame portion extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a rear frame portion for supporting a rear wheel suspension. The rear frame portion extends substantially downwardly from a rear part of the leading frame portion. The main frame, cast from an aluminum alloy, includes two component parts arranged front-to-rear. For example, a front frame portion is provided, and a rear frame portion is fixed to the rear side of the front frame portion. The leading frame portion has a small section portion, where the main frame is smallest in sectional area, disposed substantially centrally in the longitudinal direction thereof. The two component parts of the frame are joined at a coupling portion of the main frame situated in back of the small section portion.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention claims priority under 35 USC 119 based on Japanese patent applications No. 2005-056986, filed on Mar. 2, 2005, and No. 2005-218770 filed on Jul. 28, 2005. The subject matter of each of these priority documents is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to an improvement in a frame assembly for a motorcycle. [0004] 2. Description of the Background Art [0005] It is well known to form the frame assembly of a motorcycle by casting the frame from an aluminum alloy. It is also well known to provide a single leading frame portion of the motorcycle frame assembly which extends rearwardly from a head pipe. Such a frame assembly is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-open No. Hei 1-68293. [0006] The following discussion refers to, and uses reference numbers from, the drawings of Japanese Utility Model Laid-open No. ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62K7/00
CPCB62K11/06
Inventor ISHIKAWA, YUZURUTANIGUCHI, MASAYUKIHASEGAWA, KENJINAKAJIMA, SHUNICHISHIMOKAWA, KOJIHOSHI, NORIO
Owner HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com